Where Canadian elite runners are training this winter

Canadian winter is not the easiest season to train through.

Some of the country’s elites live, or temporarily train abroad, in pursuit of warmer climates and ideal training environments. International training camps during the winter months are particularly popular as it’s generally a quieter time of year in regards to racing and base-building season often means more hours spent training on a weekly basis versus sharpening and tapering in the spring, summer and fall.

Below is a selection of national team members and where they’re spending time this winter.

(Note that some of these locations are where Canadian runners reside, like Mohammed Ahmed and Matt Hughes in Oregon, while others are training abroad only temporarily, like Charles Philibert-Thiboutot in Florida.)

Florida

Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, Antoine Thibeault, Luc Bruchet and Yves Sikubwabo

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Belle journée pour une longue sortie à Tallahassee avec @Chuck_PT et @titoine_track. pic.twitter.com/0FaQQeIFiP

— Felix A Lapointe (@CoachLapointe) January 7, 2018

Kenya

Trevor Hofbauer

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California

Lindsay Carson and Sarah Inglis (Scottish but trains in Canada)

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New Mexico

Jenna Westaway

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Oregon

Mohammed Ahmed and Matt Hughes

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Australia

Andrea Seccafien

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Spain

Carline Muir

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Grenada

Noelle Montcalm

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